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PHG.06_I
2013
Original Chromogenic print
Signed, numbered and dated
19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (50 x 40 cm), unframed
Edition of 100
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Thomas Ruff, born on February 10, 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, is a contemporary photographer and prominent member of the Düsseldorf School. His broad oeuvre incorporates images of domestic interiors, austere portraits, blurred pornography, photograms, and found JPEGs which intend to spur the imagination rather than capture reality. “I think that historically photographs may have been made in a naive and honest way, when photographers believed in the ‘pencil of nature’ and recording what was in front of the camera,” he reflected. “But photography quickly came to be used in a prejudicial way, losing its innocence and consequently its ability to communicate.”
Ruff, Thomas
Thomas Ruff, born on February 10, 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, is a contemporary photographer and prominent member of the Düsseldorf School. His broad oeuvre incorporates images of domestic interiors, austere portraits, blurred pornography, photograms, and found JPEGs which intend to spur the imagination rather than capture reality. “I think that historically photographs may have been made in a naive and honest way, when photographers believed in the ‘pencil of nature’ and recording what was in front of the camera,” he reflected. “But photography quickly came to be used in a prejudicial way, losing its innocence and consequently its ability to communicate.”